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The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

A public research university in Hong Kong known for engineering, science, and technology research across fields like materials, sustainability, and biotech.

Known aliases

  • HKUST
  • Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  • The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Current stories

scienceOne report1 publisher

String-like defects decide when two spin-ice phases stay distinct, a new theory argues

Physicists at HKUST and the University of Tokyo predict that heat turns nearly every sharp phase boundary in classical pyrochlore spin ice into a crossover. The result is a theory of model magnets, and its tie to high-pressure water ice runs through a simplified model.

Publishers:phys.org

Reality

Evidence58
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+20
Incentives
Not scored
Confidence60
scienceOne report1 publisher

Cold-seep clam symbionts turn up thiosulfate genes when lifted off sulfide-rich sediment

HKUST-led researchers lifted cold-seep clams 0.5 m off sulfide-rich mud and saw their symbionts suppress sulfide-oxidation genes and raise thiosulfate ones. Under milder limitation the hosts held symbiont numbers steady, a second buffer the team ties to seep stability.

Publishers:phys.org

Reality

Evidence55
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+15
Incentives
Not scored
Confidence50
securityOne report1 publisher

InjectEave makes headphones leak audio through a wall from 30 meters away

The technique injects a 0-9 MHz signal into non-linear analog parts so audio too faint to read passively becomes capturable by nearby gear. It has been demonstrated on Sony, HP and Philips hardware.

Publishers:scworld.com

Reality

Evidence32
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+35
Incentives40
Confidence35
productOne report1 publisher

HKUST holds 400 watts of solid-state cooling through a million cycles

A Hong Kong lab kept 400 watts and a 41-kelvin span steady across a million cycles of its TiNiCuCo refrigerant. Anyone evaluating solid-state cooling now has a durability figure to quote back at a vendor.

Reality

Evidence42
Adoption8
Hype gap+35
Incentives70
Confidence45
scienceOne report1 publisher

A deliberately mismatched primer holds CRISPR back until a one-tube test has enough target

HKUST and CUHK researchers report in Nature Communications that thermodynamic timing lets amplification and CRISPR detection share a single sealed tube, reaching 1 aM in 30 minutes. The announcement leaves out the clinical denominator.

Publishers:phys.org

Reality

Evidence58
Adoption10
Hype gap+32
Incentives74
Confidence55
scienceOne report1 publisher

HKUST's 4,116-city model finds more than a tenth of sustainability gains beyond city limits

Cities that write emission plans alone are, on this evidence, optimising a number that is partly set elsewhere. The size of that outside share is modelled rather than measured, which changes what a mayor can do with it.

Publishers:phys.org

Reality

Evidence57
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+28
Incentives64
Confidence44